Combined lighter and cane



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IIIIIIIIL'I Patented July 2, 1929.

TillNlTau STATES 1 PATENT oFFlcE.

ANIcEiro n. vIsI'rAcIoN', or NEW Yonx, N. Y., AssIeNoE or oNE-EoUETH 'ro GENERAL WILLIAM wEIGEL AND ONE-HALF rro LOUIS G. WEIGEL, Born or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

coNBINED LIGHTER AND CANE.

Application led January 20, 1928. Seri-a1 No. 248,098..

This invention relates to lighters, as used -in igniting cigars and cigarettes, in combispace occupied in a pocket, its liability to becomelost, stolen or niislaid, the possibil- '10 ity of its fluid container leaking causing damage to the clothing in which it is carried, and the further well known difiiculty in obtaining alight when in a strong Wind or stormy weather,

The prevailing fashion of carrying a cane and the almost universal custom of using an umbrella in inclement weather is, well known. y v It is therefore an object of `the present invention to provide a lighter incorporated within a stick, which term is to be understood as generic rather than specific, thereby"- relieving the pocket of bulk and weight and the garments from drippings and odor.

2.5 A further' feature is to so combine. 'the lighter that the stick is strengthened and reenforced rather than weakened and its appearance materially enhanced and improved.

so arrangedwithin the body of a stick as to be sheltered and protected, thereby being usable in any kind of weather freefrom the 'effects of wind or rain, and by which a cigar.

or the like may be lit under the Inost'dis.-

advantageous circumstances.

These and other important features, that will more fully4` hereinafter appear, arev accolnplished by the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,y forming a material part of this disclosure,'and in-which Figure 1' is-.a side elevational view of a conventional type of cane showing an embodiment of the invention as combined therein.`

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the stick with the lighter carried thereon anddrawn to a greatly enlarged scale. A

Figure 3 is a side elevational view oi the VAnother purpose is to `produce a lighterl same, parts being'broken away to disclose the construction, the device being shown in openl operative position.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken in a plane indicated by the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

The cane or walking stick shown in Figure lis composed of the usual main staff portion 10, having, a `ferrule 11, crooked handle 12 and tip 13.

In the present instance the staii:l 10 and handle 12, which may be of wood as usual', have between them a tube 14 which may be so blended as to be `substantially indistinguishable. c y,

p'lhe lower end l5 of the handle 12 is preferably reduced in diameter and tight fitted to an inverted cap 16 made of metal, the cap being set in the upper end of the tube14 and firmly held by a pin 17 passing' through the several parts and riveted at its ends to retain the tube -and handle as a unit.

The lower end of the tube 14, is screwthreaded interiorly to engage the periphery ofen annular block 18 seated on the upper end of the staff 10 whichcontains lan axial opening to receive a hollow boss 19 extending integrally from the block and carrying a screw 20 set in the staff as shown in Figure 2, thereby holding the block rigidly to the staff, the block Vbeing prevented from turning by spurs 21 on its lower side projecting into the wood.

The block 18 contains a recess 22 in its upper 'side and its edge is adapted to clamp a plate 23 between it and a shoulder 24 of the tube, this plate being the bottom -member of a cylindrical container 25 freely fitting the tube and acting as a reservoir for a fluid used to saturate a wick 26 disposed in a wick tube 27 extending down into the container whereby a flame 28 may be produced.

. Carried on top of the container, through which the 'wick tube extends, and adjacent to it, is a forked support 29, between the prongs of which is a sharply corrugated wheel 30 revoluble on a pin 31 fixed in the forks.

Below the wheel ,80 is a stick of pyrophoric the wheel in the usual manner.

The tube 14 has a straight inreaching cut 33 in the side adjacent the abrading wheel, extending transversely from a point about level with its-periphery to the center of the tube, this cut intersecting with an angular cut 34 reaching to a point level with the bottom'of the cap 16, thus presenting a substantially triangular opening.

A cover 35 is fitted to this opening and held by' a'hinge 36 at its lower edge, the hinge pin being encircled by a spring 37, the ends of the spring being disposed in such manner as to throw the cover outwardly into the angular position shown in Figure 3 when the cover is released, but prevents actual contaclt1 of the back of the cover with the tube wa l The ferrule 11 is slidable on the tube 14 and adjacent portion of the handle 12, its normal position being downward and limited by the hinge 36, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, the ferrule in that position overlying the cover 35 and completely obscuring it from view, but upon raising the ferrule, as shown in Figure 3, the cover will be thrust open by the spring 37.

Carried on the inner side of the cover 35 is a bracket 38, in which, pivoted on a pin 39 is an arcuate arm 40 serrated on its inner surface 41 and adapted to engage the wheel 30 and cause it to ,rotate when the cover is moved outwardly, a spring 42 encircling the pin 39 having its ends arranged to press the arm v40 into operative p rosition. The arm 40 is provi ed with asnuil'er cap 43 adapted tovengage over 'the wick tube 27 when the cover is in a closedposition, effectually preventing, leakage and protecting the wick, the cap 43 rising so as not to interfere with the passage of sparks from the wheel 30 to the wick as the cover moves outwardly.

The position of a 'cigarette or cigar when being lit is indicated at 44, showing it as refining entered into the triangular opening in the "tube '14 close to the flame 28 which is fully protected from rain and wind and also from injuring the handle due to the metal-cap 16. The sparking material may be adjusted towards the wheel by turning the screw 45, Y

shown as projecting into the block recess 22 and the fuel container is easily removed *for by unscrewing the tube 14 fromv the block 18. l .Y x t The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded'` as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviousl an embodimentI may be constructed inclu ing many modifications without departing from the eneral Vscope herein iidicated and denotec? in the ap-A pended c aims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by' Letters Patent, is

1. The combinationl with an object having and means carried by said cover to cause ignition of the lighter when the coverJ is released. v

3. A cylinder composed of two solid sections, and an intermediate hollow section therebetween, said hollow section having a. lateral opening and a closure therefor, a ferrule slidable on the hollow section to envelop the closure, a lighter disposed in the hollow section, and means on said closure to actua-te said lighter whereby a flame is produced saidl iame being accessible through said opening.

4. A device composed o two solid cylindical sections, and an intermediate hollow section therebetween, said hollow section having a lateral opening and a closure therefor, a fel-rule slidable .on the hollow section to envelo the closure, a lighter disposed in the ho low section, said lighter including a fuel reservoir, a'wick carrying tube, and a sparking means, an arcuate arm pivoted to said closure, resilient means to press said arm into operative engagement with the sparking means when said closure is released by theP ferrule, and means for moving said closure outwardly upon its release.

5. A device composed of two solid cyllower, a metal cap on the'inner end of the upper section, a block fixed on the inner end gaged over said block, a pyrophoric lighter carried in said tube adjacent the lower section,-there being a chamber thereabove having a lateral opening below said cap, a cover hinged t0 Said tube to closethe opening, a.: fel-rule slidable over said tube and inner end@ of said upper section, said ferrule being disposable oversaid cover and limited in movement by the hinge thereof, a spring pressed arm .on said cover operatively engageable with the lighter, and means carried by said arm to extinguish the lighter when said cover is closed.'

6. A lighter comprising a tube, said tube being partially open at one side, a cover hinged ther to, a spring for throwing said cover to its (ihren position, a ferrule to hold said cover closed, means connected to the cover to operate the sparking means when of the lower section, a tube registering with the cover is thrown to its open position, and being contiguous to the material tube, an meansv to prevent over actuation of said abradin wheel over the material tube,acov 10 cover. er for t e opening in said tbe, an arm to 7. A cigar lighter comprising a tube havactuate said wheel when said cover is thrown 5 ing a lateral openin a container for liqopen, and means to retain said cover in 4a lfluid fuel set in one en of said tube, a casin normally closed position. in said container for'pyrophoric materia?, In testimon whereofvI ailix m si ature. a. wick tube in said container its outer end A A ICETO R. VISI A ION.` 

